Player returns to the gaming after 14 years in prison, had a GTX 480 and wants to know what DLSS is - and the community shows him what else happened

If you spend a long time behind bars, a GTX 480 quickly becomes old iron. (Image: Stock.adobe.com - rizq)

AReddit contributionCurrently ensures a very entertaining journey through time that shows how much gaming has changed in the past 14 years.

This is not surprising, after all, 14 years are a long time. This applies even more to a fast -moving business like gaming and the right hardware.

However, we found it very entertaining to read the Reddit Community's reactions to the said contribution and therefore share this entertaining story with you.


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What exactly it is about

The basis of the whole is a forum contribution in which someone is said to return to the gaming after 14 years in prison.

  • According to a screenshot from another forum, the person states that they have used a GTX 480 at the time and asks what DLSS should be.
  • This is good in time because the GTX 480 was published in 2010 and the person is said to have been in prison since 2011.
  • At the same time, it cannot be said safely whether this is a contribution with a real background or fake.

The fact that we tell you about it is because we find the reactions on this regardless of the truthfulness of history and see the Reddit contribution as a welcome occasion to take a look back with you.

Windows versions:Even the top comment makes it clear how much time has gone to the country since 2011:

"Windows 7, 8, 10, and now 11? What the vulture happened with Windows 9 ???"

  • One of the reasons why Microsoft did not publish a Windows 9 is said to be a technical nature, as well as an answer to this comment.
  • In the past, programs would have searched for version numbers withWindows 9Start because there were both Windows 95 and Windows 98.
  • This could have caused Windows 9 to incorrectly identified as an old instead of a new operating system and possibly lead to compatibility problems.

Prices and monitors:The current price situation is also not surprisingly taken up. The right top comment also devotes itself to the increasingly popular ultrawide monitors:

"Are these prices real?!"
"Oh holy ***! Why is this monitor so wide?!"

On both topics you will find numerous articles at Gamestar.de. As an example, we recommend the following two as reading:

Change in CPUs:With a view to processors, a lot has also happened since then, as this comment makes clear:

Does Intel still offer the best processors for playing?

Basically, Intel still has very good gaming CPUs on offer. AMD has made one more than just a good name in the community with the Ryzen processors and is now preferred by many players.

Among other things, ours shows that this is absolutely the case.

Corporate loyalty via account:The increasingly popular procedure to urge customers to create an account is also in the comments, more precisely with regard to Microsoft:

Wait until he tries to install Windows and create a Microsoft account.

Basically, there are still ways to only install and use Windows with a local account, but Microsoft makes it difficult for us. Most recently, in this article we report:

How much the gaming world has changed since then also shows a look at the table of contents of the Gamestar edition 04/2011.

The preview of Battlefield 3 was the title story, in which News Duke Nukem Forever is a topic, represented in the Dragon Age 2 game tests and in the hardware area the GTX 560 had to face our test course:

Finally, we look forward to chatting a little out of the sewing box.

From your point of view, what have been the biggest and most important changes in gaming and hardware area that you can remember?

Feel free to write it in the comments and go on a little journey through time with us!